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Latin
Etymology
Either from a cognate of Welsh cennin (“leeks”) or from Proto-Germanic *kanô (“vessel, boat”). Second element obscure, said to mean "masters". This may be a Celtic tribe which became Germanised and modified its name.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canninefātēs m pl (genitive Canninefātum); third declension
- A Germanic tribe of the same stock of the Batavi, which dwelt in the Netherlands
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Canninefates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Canninefates”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly